NEARLY TWENTY YEARS HAVE PASSED since the end of the devastating war which toppled the Tagaran Empire. Following this conflict, Armea has stabilized, ceasing the threat of the Corec and other enemies alike. However, when the city of Sorranon falls to flame and fury, panic begins to grow anew. Within this panic, two strangers, claiming to hail from an apocalyptic future, find influence with powerful allies. Their goal- save Armea through the use of Anastasia Daren, a young girl living within the West. Yet, without agreeing upon the role of said girl, their differing ideals brew trouble for both king and country as other threats rise. In the south, all the way in the sands of Tagar, a mysterious figure amasses an army in search of a missing queen. If he should find her, he plans to strike her down and claim Tagar as his own.

When a young thief becomes entangled in the quest for this lost monarch, dire events begin to unfold for the already weak people of this once strong continent. Their future rests upon the fate of House Ortagia. Meanwhile, an old threat simultaneously grows within the West. Considered brought to heel during the war, the Corec have resurfaced to strike terror into Armea once more. This, on top of the potential assault rumored to approach from across the Divide, adds weight to the terrible portent that's been shared. Hope for survival, of both Armea and the world, may lie within the hands of these strangers' orphan.